PATA NANDrive™ Evaluation Board with
Compact Flash Connector User Guide
Application Note
March 2011

PATA NANDrive™ Evaluation Board with
CompactFlash Connector
User Guide
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Table of Contents
1
1.1
1.2
1.3
2
2.1
2.1.1
2.2
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.2.4
2.3
3Introduction·········································································································································································· 5
Required Equipment ···························································································································································· 5
Included Equipment ····························································································································································· 5
Board Layout ······································································································································································· 5Install the Evaluation Board ················································································································································· 6Connect Board to PC via CompactFlash Reader ················································································································ 7
To connect the board using the CompactFlash connector: ································································································· 7Configure / Add a Drive ······················································································································································· 7
To add a drive in Windows XP: ··········································································································································· 7
To connect as a physical drive: ··········································································································································· 9
To connect as an OS-partitioned drive: ····························································································································· 10To add a drive in DOS: ······················································································································································ 10
Troubleshooting································································································································································· 10Schematic·········································································································································································· 11© 2011 Greenliant Systems
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Revision History
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1Introduction
The NANDrive Evaluation Board allows NANDrive products to be tested and/or demonstrated in a realisticenvironment. The board connects to the user environment using the Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) interface.
This board works for all NANDrive products.

1.1

Required Equipment
The Greenliant NANDrive evaluation board will operate in any environment with a storage device utilizing a
CompactFlash connector. This would include any computer with Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista,DOS, Linux, or even proprietary operating systems.

1.2

Included Equipment
NANDrive Evaluation Board with CompactFlash connector - See Figures 1 and 2.

1.3

Board Layout
The evaluation board is shown in Figure 1. For the board layout, see Figure 2 and Table 1.

Figure 1: NANDrive Evaluation Board© 2011 Greenliant Systems
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Figure 2: Top View of Board Layout
Table 1: Board Components
SymbolCON1
C3, C1C2, C5, C8, C9, C10, C11, C12, C13, C14, C15
C4C7
D1
D2
J1
R1, R3, R6
R2, R4, R5, R9
R10R7, R8
TP1, TP2, TP3
U1U2U32Description
CompactFlash Connector
Capacitor
Capacitor
Capacitor
Capacitor
Green LEDRed LED
SCI Debug PortRegister
RegisterRegisterRegister
FCE4#, FCE5#, FCE6#
Greenliant NANDrive
LDO Voltage Regulator
Voltage detector

Notes
50pins connector
2.2μF
0.1μF
470pF
4.7μF
LED1206
LED1206470Ω
0Ω
10k ΩNo Connect

Supply 3.3V operation voltage
Supply 3.3V operation voltage

Install the Evaluation Board
Perform these two tasks to install the evaluation board:
1. Connect board to PC via CompactFlash reader
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2.1

Connect Board to PC via CompactFlash Reader
The evaluation board easily connects to any desktop PC with a CompactFlash reader that supports UDMA andPIO standards.
CAUTION:

2.1.1

Never connect this board to a CompactFlash reader that does not use True-IDE mode; doing socould damage the device. This evaluation board only works with devices using True-IDE mode.

To connect the board using the CompactFlash connector:
1. Insert the evaluation board into the CompactFlash card reader on your PC. The BIOS should automaticallydetect and mount the NANDrive as a new drive.
2. If the NANDrive is not automatically detected, follow the directions in “Configure/Add a Drive”.

2.2

Configure / Add a Drive
If you wish the mount the drive using non-default settings, use the “add a drive” functionality for your particular
OS to remount the drive in your chose configuration.
Consult the PC’s user manual for instructions to add a new drive. Below are directions for Windows® XP andDOS systems.
The NANDrive can be installed as either a physical drive or as an OS-partitioned drive. When configured as aphysical drive, do not access the drive through the OS. When configured as an OS-partitioned drive, access thedrive through the OS.

2.2.1

To add a drive in Windows XP:
1. Right-click on My Computer.
2. Select Manage from the drop-down list. The Computer Management interface opens, see Figure 3.

Figure 3: Computer Management Interface© 2011 Greenliant Systems
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3. In the left-hand pane of the Computer Management interface, click on Device Manager. The NANDrive
will appear in the right-hand window under Disk Drives. See Figure 4.

Figure 4: Device Manager
4. In the left-hand pane, click on Disk Management. Choose if you want to connect the NANDrive as aphysical drive or as a partitioned drive. Follow the appropriate directions below.

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2.2.2

To connect as a physical drive:
1. Right-click on the NANDrive icon in the right-hand pane. See Figure 5.
2. Select Delete Partition. The label for the NANDrive will change to “unallocated” and the drive will notshow up as a resource under My Computer.

Figure 5: Connect as a Physical Device© 2011 Greenliant Systems
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2.2.3

To connect as an OS-partitioned drive:
1. Right-click on the NANDrive icon in the right-hand pane. See Figure 6.
2. Select New Partition. Follow the prompts to add a new partition. The NANDrive will now show up as adrive-lettered resource under My Computer.

Figure 6: OS-Partitioned Drive
3. Go to My Computer to confirm that the NANDrive is connected in your chosen configuration.

2.2.4

To add a drive in DOS:
1. Type FDISK.exe. This will create a partition.
2. Type FORMAT.exe. This will format the new partition.

2.3

Troubleshooting

If you encounter problems when trying to use this evaluation board, contact Greenliant for assistance.

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Schematic

Figure 7: Evaluation Board Schematic© 2011 Greenliant Systems
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